Lubricious coatings for medical devices
US6340465B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/606
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Biocompatible surfaces on medical devices, particularly those formed of synthetic materials, are produced by providing coating compounds having crosslinked regions capable of entrapping biocompatible molecules on the surfaces of medical devices in order to form a stable base layer. The crosslinked base layer is lubricious and is able to function as an entrapping or coupling site for additional biocompatible agents, which agents may be stably incorporated into its crosslinked lattice. Thus, the coatings of the present invention have enhanced lubricity and may also have antimicrobial, protein-repelling, and/or antithrombotic properties. The present invention thus discloses novel, stable, biocompatible coating compositions, devices coated with the compositions of the present invention, methods of making and applying such compounds, and methods of preparing and using devices and apparatus coated with such compositions.
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